Volume 1 The Storm Enters Lin'an Chapter 2 Outcasts
The young man seemed to be in a hurry, holding up two muddy hands and hurriedly returning the salute, looking rather funny.
Qin Xiqing felt a little funny in her heart, but she was not surprised. No one is still in her bright light. Even those high-ranking officials and nobles, the emperor's relatives and relatives are the same. The man in front of him was naturally no exception.
"What are you here for? I'm cleaning up the yard and sludge, but I don't have time to greet you. Tell me what you want, I'll have to work when I'm done. A few clumps of green beans, radishes, flowers and plants in my yard were drowning in the water. This hellish weather, as soon as it rains, it doesn't end. A young man named Fang Zi'an said loudly.
Li Quanzhong and Qin Xiqing almost fell down. Especially Qin Xiqing, I thought that the other party would immediately come forward like a pug to offer courtesy, but he didn't expect that the other party would give an eviction order as soon as he opened his mouth. She, Qin Xiqing, has never encountered anything about being turned away.
"You Fang Zi'an, why are you so rude? Our Wanchun Garden Qin girl personally came to visit you, but you want to turn people away? You're a reader. Li Quanzhong rebuked angrily.
That Fang Zi'an smacked his lips and said, "It seems to be a little rude." Case...... Please come in. However, I would like to remind you that my family is poor, with four walls and a leaking house. I don't have any tea or snacks here to serve the two of you. When the time comes, don't say that I neglect the two of you. I drink boiled water myself. If you don't dislike it, please come in. ”
Li Quanzhong was angry enough, and he looked very reluctant to listen to his tone. It was as if the two of them were begging him to come into his room. If it weren't for Miss Qin being here today, Li Quanzhong would have immediately brushed his sleeves and left.
Qin Xiqing was also a little angry in her heart, but she was not a willful person. Although this Fang Zi'an doesn't know how to pay respects, he has come by himself, so why bother to be like him. However, Qin Xiqing began to doubt her intuition in her heart, and the good impression of Fang Zi'an seemed to be disappearing.
The small courtyard was muddy, and there was a stone path a foot wide from the gate of the courtyard to the entrance of the main house. But now it's all covered in sludge and muddy water. There are some flowers and trees planted on both sides of the courtyard, but at the moment they are all soaked in rain, and they are scattered and messy.
"Master Fang is really Yaxing. Do you keep fish in your yard? It's the first time I'll see you. Li Quanzhong couldn't help but teasing.
Fang Zi'an laughed and said: "Steward Li is used to eating and drinking, so he naturally doesn't know the hard work of the people. It's good to have a house to live in, it's better than the homeless people on the streets. Steward Li doesn't want to laugh at me, as the saying goes, three years from the east of the river to the west of the river, when my son settles down in the high-rise compound, Steward Li will regret laughing at me today. ”
Qin Xiqing, who was walking cautiously on the stones, raised her eyebrows and did not speak, but Li Quanzhong did not relent: "Really? Grand Prince Fang had such ambitions. Wait for the day when the eldest prince Fang will enter the photo, and at that time, I will kowtow to you and apologize. Hahahaha. ”
Fang Zi'an pursed his lips and shrugged, but he didn't want to talk to Li Quanzhong.
The three of them came to the porch, and after Li Quanzhong took off his coat, he helped Qin Xiqing take the coat and hang it under the porch. Fang Zi put on the big water tank under the eaves, scooped water and washed his hands and face, washed the mud under his feet, and then put on a pair of clogs and walked over. Qin Xiqing glanced at Fang Zi'an again, and almost laughed again.
Although he put on his shoes and lowered his sleeves and the hem of his robe, the shirt was unrecoverable, and the whole dress was half wet and half dry, so it was indescribably sloppy. However, when she saw Fang Zi'an's face, Qin Xiqing was surprised for a moment, it was a heroic face, with thick eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and an angular mouth with a smile on it. This Fang Zi'an's appearance is really heroic, it is not the handsomeness of ordinary people, but handsome with a compelling masculinity.
Fang Zi'an was also looking at Qin Xiqing, his shining gaze and Qin Xiqing's eyes touched one place, and Qin Xiqing hurriedly looked away.
"What? Didn't Fang Gongzi invite us into the house to talk? Qin Xiqing said.
Fang Zi'an smiled: "How dare you slack off." Miss Qin, please come in. ”
The door opened with a push, and the room was dimly lit. Originally, Qin Xiqing and Li Quanzhong thought that Fang Zi'an's house must be messy, and it must be damp and smelly of musty. However, when they entered the house, in addition to the dim light, the situation in the room surprised the two of them.
The furnishings in the house are simple but neat and orderly. The tables and chairs were clean and the floors were spotlessly clean. On the walls of the room are two calligraphy and paintings of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, and there is actually a long sword hanging on the wooden pillar at the east head. What's even stranger is that there is not a trace of musty smell in the room, but a faint fragrance that is very pleasant to smell.
"Fang Zi'an, you're talking nonsense. Saying that the house is surrounded by four walls, and the house is leaking and the wall is collapsing, it is all a lie. Li Quanzhong shouted.
Fang Zi'an frowned and said, "What kind of lie?" Is there anything valuable in this house? The corner of the wall was leaking, so I used a crockpot to catch it. The walls of the west wing are about to collapse, and I support them with wooden pillars, do you want me to take you to see them? ”
Li Quanzhong was stunned and was about to refute, but he heard Qin Xiqing speak: "Manager Li, we are guests, don't be rude." ”
Li Quanzhong had to shut up.
"Please sit down, there is no tea, if you don't dislike boiled water, I can go and boil a pot." Fang Zi'an smiled.
Qin Xiqing waved his hand and said, "Don't dare to bother the son." ”
Qin Xiqing walked towards a wooden stool. Li Quanzhong hurriedly rushed to the front and wiped the stool with his sleeve. Qin Xiqing was stunned, but did not sit on the stool, but sat on the adjacent round stool. Fang Zi'an saw this move in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth tilted towards Li Quanzhong's ill-intentioned smile. Li Quanzhong glared at him, and sat down on the stool.
"Qin everyone doesn't know why they deigned to come to the cold house? I heard that Steward Li said that he had made a special trip to visit Zaixia, which was strange, Zai Xia and Qin didn't seem to know each other. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time we've met. Fang Zi'an sat down on the side and asked with a smile.
Qin Xiqing leaned over and nodded, "What Fang Gongzi said is right, we really haven't met. But Fang Gongzi's words, Xiqing has sung them hundreds of times. The words of "Mid-Autumn Moon" have been sung by Xiqing for half a year. I don't know if this counts as a friend of God with Fang Gongzi. ”
Fang Zi'an laughed: "Okay, even if it's it." But I don't know what the Qin family ordered when they came to the cold house. ”
Qin Xiqing slowly got up and took two steps in front of Fang Zi'an, and suddenly bowed down. Fang Zi'an got up in surprise and said, "Why is this for everyone Qin?" ”
Qin Xiqing said in a deep voice: "It's not okay for the slave family to accompany Fang Gongzi." Because of the gift to the slave family, the slave family already knew about Fang Gongzi's punishment by the respected teacher. Hey, the slave family is very guilty in their hearts. After thinking about it, it was difficult to let go, so he decided to go to the door to apologize to Fang Gongzi in order to relieve the guilt in his heart. ”
Fang Zi'an looked stunned and said in surprise: "It turned out to be because of this incident...... How do you know? ”
Qin Xiqing said softly: "There is a son surnamed Huang in Gongzi Academy who visited Wanchun Garden last night, and he talked about this matter in public after he got drunk. When the people of my garden heard about it, they told me about it, and I learned about it. Early this morning, I ordered someone to go to Qixia Academy to inquire about the news and confirmed the matter. Hey, I didn't expect that because of that incident, the Venerable Master would be furious. Fang Gongzi was punished so severely this time, it really taught people not to know what to say. The slave family couldn't get out of this matter, so they came to apologize. ”
Fang Zi paused for a moment, smacked his lips and said, "It's really a good thing that doesn't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles." It spread so quickly. Huang Wannian, this dog thing, has caught the opportunity, and now he has spoken. Mr. expelled me from the school because of my misbehavior, and the happiest person is Huang Wannian. The dog is afraid that his skin is itchy, so he has to beat him and loosen his skin. ”
It is not surprising that such words come from the mouth of a local ruffian, but it is really out of place when it comes from the mouth of a son. Qin Xiqing frowned, suppressing the dissatisfaction in her heart.
"Don't be sad, then Huang Gongzi also greeted him and asked him not to talk nonsense in Wanchunyuan. This incident started because of the slave family, and Fang Gongzi must be very dissatisfied with the slave family in his heart. The slave family was worried that Fang Gongzi would misunderstand this matter, and we leaked it out for the Venerable Master to know. That's why I came here today to do a street market. Moreover, the slave family can swear in front of Fang Gongzi here that this matter is definitely not leaked by my Wanchunyuan. If the Venerable Master knows about this, there should be another way. Qin Xiqing said solemnly.
"Hahaha, the girl is too worried, I don't suspect that you leaked it. As the saying goes, paper can't hold fire, how can there be an impermeable wall in the world? Sooner or later, this matter will be known, and it is only a matter of a day before the gentleman knows. It's nothing. I never hide what I do. Besides, it has nothing to do with you. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, I wrote a word to sell to you in order to get a reward, and you gave me money to buy words, which is a voluntary and fair thing, but there is no need to apologize or anything. Fang Zi'an said with a smile.
"The son is benevolent, righteous and courteous, open-minded, and the slave family is very admirable. But having said that, I can't let go of it in my heart after all, and I always want to do something for my son as compensation to feel at ease. In this way, the slave family also knows some people, and maybe some of them have a relationship with the Venerable Master. Do you want the slave family to help you find someone to go to the Venerable Master's door to say yes, so that the Venerable Master can take back his life? Qin Xiqing said in a deep voice.
When Fang Zi'an heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, but he immediately returned to normal, waved his hand and smiled: "Thank you Miss Qin for your concern, but you don't have to." ”
Qin Xiqing said: "Doesn't Gongzi Fang want to return to Mr. Zhou's door wall?" ”
Fang Zi'an said crisply: "I don't want to." ”
Qin Xiqing was even more surprised: "Don't you know that Gongzi Fang has a great impact on you from being expelled from the sect?" It will have a great impact on your reputation and future in the future. ”
Fang Zi'an smiled and said, "Of course I know, but so what? The gentleman said that my misconduct had ruined his reputation, so he expelled me from the school. I think he's right. I did ruin his reputation, and he should have expelled me from the school. Why should I bother to bring about his reputation? For more than two years, my husband has treated me like a son and taught me many times, but I don't grow up myself. No one else is to blame for this. ”